Erika Gilbert

Canada has finished out of the medals two years in a row at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship — a surprising set of results for a perennial favourite at the tournament. It’s been a lean couple of years, but Canada still boasts one of the most impressive medal collections at the world juniors and expectations remain high. [np_storybar title=”Are you a Wayne Gretzky or a Sidney Crosby?

My first Boston Marathon wasn't what I thought it would be. I'd planned to set aside any performance goals and just enjoy one of running's great events. Instead, it was about surviving brutal conditions — pouring rain and nearly freezing temperatures, a fierce wind and a very real risk of hypothermia — and getting to the finish line in one piece. But my road to the start line had been full of new and unexpected challenges, too. So I was ready.

It is no secret that the Blue Jays’ rotation has underperformed and needs to improve if Toronto hopes to get back into contention. First baseman Edwin Encarnacion said as much to reporters prior to the Home Run Derby; so did general manager Alex Anthopoulos in an interview with TSN 1050. This year’s starters were supposed to be a significant upgrade over 2012’s patchwork rotation.